K-12 Dive

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a Wisconsin school district over allegations that it discriminated against a White elementary school student with dyslexia on the basis of race, according to a statement from the agency Wednesday. The investigation is based on a complaint made earlier this year claiming that the Green Bay Area Public School District prioritizes special education services based on racial “priority groups,” which the student at the center of the complaint did not fall into. That complaint also alleges the district discriminated against the student on the basis of disability and did not provide timely and adequate special education services. The investigation into the Green Bay Area school system is one of several K-12 race discrimination reviews the Education Department has opened since President Donald Trump took office that appear to scrutinize school policies and practices intended to support racial equity.